A tough matchup
8–0
behind in the head-to-head
MAN MEAT BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
MAN MEAT BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
Keep on Porkin On
Keep on Porkin On is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 5th of 34 at the Mozingo Lake BBQ (2020). They are ranked #5199 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Keep On Porkin' On” and “Keep on Porkin’ On”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1458
peak 1458 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Aug 16, 2019
latest Aug 14, 2026 · 7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
13% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
629.34 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 611.09 (+18.25)
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±45.76
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 159.19 · weakest Brisket (136.46)
Road miles
157
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 68 mi
Schedule strength
87%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1620)
Purse competed for
$54K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
611.09 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
311.97 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Keep on Porkin On, each with one reason worth a look.
113 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,210 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to Keep on Porkin On)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Keep on Porkin On has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5,216 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1458
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,206 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Keep on Porkin On's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,197 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,195 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
They were already cooking in 2014, 5 years before Keep on Porkin On's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#5,209 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1458
Level with Keep on Porkin On on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLAPS BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| MAN MEAT BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bad Influence BBQ - MO | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| AMERICAN FIRE BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Bears Backyard Q | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| KEEP CALM & SAUCE ON | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WEEKEND BUM BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Brothers Different Mothers | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Ambition Que | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL FORKED UP FOR Q | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| S&S BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' SAUCED | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| TRIPLE H BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 151.3944 | 156.66 | top 83% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176.5944 | 140.5028 | 158.39 | top 70% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 144.4800 | 159.19 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9660 | 20 | 136.46 | top 89% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 54% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 91% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ & Fly-In on the River | 4 | 54 | 0 | top 93% | Aug 14, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
230
finished ahead 66 times, behind 370
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Aug 21, 2021 → Aug 16, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.0404 BBQ & Fly-In on the River
- Career-best overall score653.0404 BBQ & Fly-In on the River
- Most recent contest BBQ & Fly-In on the River
20204 milestones
- First call Mozingo Lake BBQ
- First overall top-10 Mozingo Lake BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5944 Mozingo Lake BBQ
- Peak power rating (1494) Mozingo Lake BBQ
20191 milestone
- First tracked contest BBQ and Fly In on the River
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.4 | Mozingo Lake BBQ | Sep 5, 2020 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.5 | BBQ & Fly in on the River | Aug 14, 2020 |
| -9.8 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | Aug 16, 2024 |
| -9 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | Aug 16, 2019 |
| -7.6 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 2 | Aug 21, 2021 |
| -7 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River | Aug 15, 2025 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 83.5% | 83.5% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 87.4% | 87.3% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 57% | 86.7% | 77.8% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 84.8% | 84.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 73 / 83 (653.0404) | 75 (161.6800) | 79 (155.9772) | 43 (171.4172) | 66 (163.9660) |
| Aug 15, 2025 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 54 / 62 (635.3148) | 58 (157.1200) | 42 (166.8344) | 53 (162.8344) | 61 (148.5260) |
| Aug 16, 2024 | BBQ & Fly-In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 63 / 65 (600.9600) | 57 (157.0972) | 65 (141.0856) | 57 (156.5600) | 61 (146.2172) |
| Aug 21, 2021 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 2 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 28 / 30 (628.9716) | 28 (161.1084) | 27 (161.1432) | 30 (144.4800) | 24 (162.2400) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 33 / 40 (628.3888) | 35 (155.9428) | 32 (160.5488) | 30 (165.0856) | 37 (146.8116) |
| Sep 5, 2020 | Mozingo Lake BBQ 🏅 Maryville, MO | 5 / 34 (311.9656) | 7 (151.4056) | 2 (176.5944) | 31 (153.6800) | 28 (153.1200) |
| Aug 14, 2020 | BBQ & Fly in on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 55 / 55 (496.5488) | 53 (157.6800) | 45 (162.2972) | 52 (156.5716) | 55 (20) |
| Aug 16, 2019 | BBQ and Fly In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO | 63 / 68 (610.6852) | 62 (156.5484) | 67 (140.5028) | 47 (162.8572) | 60 (150.7768) |